"The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley" by Mayne Reid is a thrilling historical romance that drops a young Irishman named Florence Kearney into the heart of the Texas Revolution. Lured by adventure and entangled in the era's political turmoil after seeing a recruiting poster, Kearney finds himself swept up in the fight against Santa Anna's forces. The story kicks off with Kearney contemplating a life-altering decision on the levees of New Orleans where he is recruited by Cris Rock, and quickly evolves into a whirlwind of camaraderie, ambition, and moral tests. Woven into the backdrop of war is a romantic pursuit of Luisa Valverde, a Mexican exile's captivating daughter. As this forms the basis of heroism and highlights his personal stakes in the conflict, it sets the stage for Kearney's transformation into a leader amidst the chaos.
The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley
By Mayne Reid
Amidst revolution, a young man risks everything for love and glory, rising from an ordinary volunteer to a leader in a daring fight for freedom.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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